000 AGXX40 KNHC 171753 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011 GULF OF MEXICO... HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON THEN WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA TUE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE NE GULF. BUOYS INDICATE THAT SLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 15-20 KT OVER THE FAR NW GULF GENERALLY N OF 25N W OF 95W. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY JUST E OF JAMAICA WILL POSSIBLY MOVE INTO THE FAR SE GULF SAT NIGHT. THE WAVE WILL SLOW ITS WESTWARD PROGRESS...REACHING THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE. AN INCREASE IN WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-25 KT WITH SEAS TO 9 FT OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON WED. SW N ATLC... WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO 27N69W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 27N. SW WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA SAT. THE WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE FAR N PORTION OF THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND WEAK FRONT TO THE N. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE ON WED AS THE FRONT MOVE FURTHER TO THE NE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... TROPICAL WAVE SE OF JAMAICA WILL CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...REACHING THE FAR W CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT...THEN MOVING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SAT NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT...THE E CARIBBEAN SUN...THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON...AND THE W CARIBBEAN LATE TUE. ELY WINDS 20-25 KT WILL ACCOMPANY THE WAVES AS THEY PROPAGATE ACROSS THE AREA. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS 000 AGXX40 KNHC 171753 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011 GULF OF MEXICO... HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON THEN WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA TUE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS OVER THE NE GULF. BUOYS INDICATE THAT SLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 15-20 KT OVER THE FAR NW GULF GENERALLY N OF 25N W OF 95W. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY JUST E OF JAMAICA WILL POSSIBLY MOVE INTO THE FAR SE GULF SAT NIGHT. THE WAVE WILL SLOW ITS WESTWARD PROGRESS...REACHING THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE. AN INCREASE IN WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-25 KT WITH SEAS TO 9 FT OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON WED. SW N ATLC... WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO 27N69W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 27N. SW WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA SAT. THE WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TO 15-20 KT OVER THE FAR N PORTION OF THE AREA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND WEAK FRONT TO THE N. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE ON WED AS THE FRONT MOVE FURTHER TO THE NE. CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... TROPICAL WAVE SE OF JAMAICA WILL CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...REACHING THE FAR W CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT...THEN MOVING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO SAT NIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT...THE E CARIBBEAN SUN...THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON...AND THE W CARIBBEAN LATE TUE. ELY WINDS 20-25 KT WILL ACCOMPANY THE WAVES AS THEY PROPAGATE ACROSS THE AREA. WARNINGS... ATLC... .NONE. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER DGS